Artificially intelligent voices offer inflection, pacing and emphasis that make them sound eerily human. This will dramatically increase the amount of material available for the blind. As mentioned, these voices are many levels better than the volunteer readers at Learning Ally. I am waiting for the day when celebrated disc jockies and Oscar and Emmy winning and nominated actors and actresses are voice printed and used in audio books and magazines. I would love to hear Hugh Jackman, Robert deNiro, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Leonardo DiCaprio, tom Hanks, Kevin costner, or Maryl Streep as an AI audio book reader.
Kelly On 3/21/23, Esther Levegnale <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, everyone, I know I did say I didn't like artificial speech, but perhaps > I will try it now. Probably over the years it has gotten much better. Take > care. Esther > > Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! > >> On Mar 20, 2023, at 6:20 PM, Joshua Hendrickson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I have never understood why some blind people don't like TTS books and >> refuse to read them. I also use bookshare. They have books that I >> couldn't get anywhere else. I can either listen to different TTS >> voices read them to me in voice dream reader, or I have a BI40X and >> can read the books in braille. It is my choice, and a great one to >> have. TTS voices are getting better and better and the more books we >> have access to, the better. >> >>> On 3/20/23, Kerry Macdonald <[email protected]> wrote: >>> It is just another way to read books. It means that more books will be >>> available for more people. I have read books with text to speech for >>> years >>> and the voices they have now, particularly with apps, such as voice >>> dream, >>> are so good after a while you don’t even notice it. At least I don’t. I >>> remember when I was in college my father bought me the Kurzweil reading >>> machine, and it was a TTS voice, however, I was just so happy to be able >>> to >>> go out and buy any print book that I came to really like The Voice. It >>> is >>> what it is. It just means that we will have more freedom of choice and >>> if >>> people don’t like these books, they don’t have to use them. >>> >>> >>> Kerry >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 17, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Jody ianuzzi <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I disagree, I don’t think it’s disgusting that they are introducing >>>> new >>>> technology for reading books. Having a human narrator is extremely time >>>> consuming! I listen to books from Bookshare which are not available in >>>> any >>>> other source and I use the speech on my phone to listen to them. When I >>>> really get into a book I move past the sound of the voice and just >>>> absorb >>>> the Contant. >>>> >>>> If these books become available in this format then I’m all for it >>>> >>>> JODY >>>> >>>> To Boldly Go 🖖🏻 >>>> >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> "What's within you is stronger than what's in your way." NO BARRIERS >>>> Erik Weihenmayer >>>> >>>>> On Mar 17, 2023, at 9:50 AM, Barbara Stahl >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The article in this email tells you how to find these type of >>>>> audiobooks >>>>> using the Books app just scroll down the email to find it >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>> >>>>>> From: Barbara Stahl <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: January 14, 2023 at 10:57:50 AM EST >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced >>>>>> by >>>>>> an AI Robot, Mac Daily News >>>>>> >>>>>> I listened to the preview link in the article and the narration is >>>>>> surprisingly good. But I completely agree, nothing could ever be >>>>>> better >>>>>> than human narration for me. And its totally wrong for companies to >>>>>> try >>>>>> to replace people with robots just for profet. Its disgusting. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 1:08 AM, Dennis Long <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I completely agree. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dennis Long >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone SE 3 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 1:06 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> While I certainly want any AI rendered audiobooks to be of the >>>>>>>> highest quality, this feels like the next phase of cost reduction >>>>>>>> by >>>>>>>> eliminating human voice actors. I can't ever imagine an AI narrated >>>>>>>> book to be of the same quality as a human narrated one and hope >>>>>>>> we'll >>>>>>>> continue to have a good supply of human narrated audio for many >>>>>>>> years >>>>>>>> to come. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alan Lemly >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >>>>>>>> Of >>>>>>>> M. Taylor >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2023 8:30 PM >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Subject: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by >>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>> AI Robot, Mac Daily News >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was Fascinated by this article so quickly went to Apple Books and >>>>>>>> explored the selection. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I must say, I am amazed at the quality of the AI Rendering of the >>>>>>>> text. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> While there are several free AI voiced audio books from which to >>>>>>>> choose, I purchased a title called "WildWood" by Elinor Florence. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I will be posting a second article on this in a little while. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Enjoy, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apple quietly launches a selection of audiobooks voiced by an AI >>>>>>>> robot >>>>>>>> MacDailyNews - Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM Apple quietly >>>>>>>> launches a selection of audiobooks voiced by an AI robot Apple has >>>>>>>> quietly launched a catalog of books narrated by an AI robot using >>>>>>>> artificial intelligence and voice synthesis technologies it >>>>>>>> developed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Leyland Cecco, for The Guardian: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The popularity of the audiobook market has exploded in recent >>>>>>>> years, >>>>>>>> with technology companies scrambling to gain a foothold. Sales last >>>>>>>> year jumped 25%, bringing in more than $1.5bn. Industry insiders >>>>>>>> believe the global market could be worth more than $35bn by 2030. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On the company's Books app, searching for "AI narration" reveals >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> catalogue of works included in the scheme, which are described as >>>>>>>> being "narrated by digital voice based on a human narrator". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apple's development of AI to narrate books could represent a >>>>>>>> significant shift in how major technology companies see the future >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> audiobooks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Publishers, authors and literary agents who spoke to the Guardian >>>>>>>> said >>>>>>>> the strategy, if successful, could have significant implications >>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>> the market. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> MacDailyNews Take: At first listen, it doesn't sound awful. 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